Let’s kickstart our genealogical journey this January. From strategic planning to deep historical dives, these activities are designed to enrich your understanding of your family's past.
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How To Check Your Family Tree For Errors
Genealogy has a built-in problem that never goes away. You are trying to rebuild real lives from records created by real people, and people get things wrong. Sometimes the mistake is innocent, like a...
Every Mistake I Made in 2025
Genealogy teaches you something early. The record is rarely clean. Ink blots. Misspelled names. Ages that shift from census to census. People who appear, disappear, then show up again decades later...
DNA: A Guide for Family Historians (Book Giveaway – ENDED)
The giveaway runs until December 25.
The Christmas Story
All month, we have looked at how different places celebrate the season, with food, songs, family gatherings, church services, and small customs that show up year after year. Today, we are going to...
So why December 25?
Well, two big reasons show up in history. One reason is a theological calculation that shows up early. A Christian writer named Sextus Julius Africanus (early 200s) argued that...
Christmas Traditions in Poland
In Poland, Christmas takes a different form than in many places. The most significant family moment often happens on Christmas Eve, not Christmas morning. That Christmas Eve gathering is called...
Christmas Traditions in Mexico
Christmas in Mexico is not usually treated as a single neat day on a calendar. It feels more like a long build that gets louder, brighter, and more crowded as it moves toward Christmas Eve. In many...
Christmas Traditions in South Africa
December in South Africa does not whisper in with cold nights and frosted windows. It arrives with heat, long afternoons, and bright skies that can still be blue well into the evening. In many homes...
Christmas Traditions in Brazil
Discover Christmas traditions in Brazil, including the Ceia de Natal meal, Missa do Galo, presépio Nativity scenes, Amigo Secreto gift exchanges, and the history behind Brazilian Christmas customs.